2 Day Workshop: Introduction to Pottery 3D Campus

About this course

Participants are introduced to two core pottery methods: throwing on the wheel and handbuilding. Professional instruction covers making a range of pottery shapes or developing a project, with opportunities to glaze work where appropriate. The workshop combines demonstrations and guided making, allowing beginners to try both approaches to working with clay. Finished pieces are fired and glazed after the course.

What you'll learn

• Use a pottery wheel to begin forming clay vessels or other shapes
• Apply basic handbuilding techniques to create pottery
• Explore glazing techniques where appropriate
• Develop a pottery shape or project from clay

Is this course right for you?

The workshop is intended for complete beginners who have not worked with clay before, as well as learners with some previous experience who want to brush up their throwing, handbuilding or glazing skills. The beginner level indicates an introductory style of teaching.

Before you go

• Bring a notebook or sketchbook and something to write with for the first lesson.
• A digital camera or camera phone may be useful for recording work.
• A suitable waterproof apron is required.
• Clay, slips and glazes are provided. A charge based on the weight of work applies before firing.
• Communal basic hand tools are available to start with; additional hand tools can be bought from the school shop.
• Works are fired and glazed after the course.